THE BLUEVIEW

President: Eve Nightingale

A Letter from the President

Dear Friends,

It feels like I just put together February’s letter and here we are in March.  Spring is coming.  We have been given a taste of warm weather and I, for one, am looking forward to it.

To begin, I would like to thank Lisa Rask Viola for hosting this month's business meeting and to all who attended.  At this meeting, a final vote for the Community Grants was taken and unanimously approved as follows:

Milton Young Musician's Festival - $350

Milton Council On Aging - $1000

Blue Hills Trailside Museum - $800

St Agatha’s Service Plunge luncheon at COA $325

Milton Outdoor Classrooms - $500

Milton Food Pantry - $750

Milton Early Childhood Alliance - $1000

Milton Park and Recreation, Gym Buddies - $1500

Friends of the Milton Public Library - $1250

Thank you, again, to Sheila Varela and Laura Conway for all their hard work and thoughtful consideration of the grant applications.   

Congratulations to Kristin Cain as she and her family welcome baby Rowan Spicer to the home. 

Thank you, Elaine Davis, for all of your hard work coordinating the Toe Jam Puppet Band Concert.  I enjoyed watching the throng of children jump around and burn off some vacation energy.  The event was a lot of fun for all.  Thank you also to each member who donated food items and water for the concession table.  250 people came to our event, enabling us to raise $1000 for the Women’s Club, in support of their building.  Club members, we enjoy the use of the Women’s Club House at a discount, thanks to all the hard work put into the February fundraiser. 

It has recently come to my attention that Amy Delaney is working by herself on the preschool Story Hour.  I am asking that any member who can assist Amy on Tuesday mornings please step forward.  The curriculum is set and already in motion, but a back up person is needed.  Please, if you have any interest in this project, please contact me or contact Amy directly.

March is set to be a month full of club activities.  Book Club will be meeting March 14^th and will be discussing Catcher in the Rye.  The Membership Committee will be hosting a New Member Spring Party at the Milton Women’s Club House on Tuesday, March 20^th at 7:30 PM.  All new and current members are invited to attend.   We would also like to extend an invitation to prospective members.  If there is a Milton resident that you would like to introduce to the Club, please extend an invitation to them.  

March 30^th, Food and Wine Committee is hosting a couple’s event.  The Wine Tasting will take place at the home of Martina Connelly.  Keith Mills of Esprit du Vin will be bringing his favorite picks. 

March 22^nd is a perfect opportunity for those of you who cannot make race day.  Come and assist with the envelope stuffing for the 30^th annual Milton Road Race.  This is your only obligation to the club for the year!  We are ready for you to volunteer.  I cannot stress enough the importance of the race.  The ability to make Community Grant Donations is completely dependent upon the success of the Milton Road Race.  So, get ready to pitch in for a great event and to benefit our wonderful community.  If you have not yet signed up for a volunteer activity for the road race, please contact Susan Cantillon to find out what you can do. 

Also in March we are assisting the Women’s Club and the Milton Players with a fundraiser that will assist each of them equally.  The show will be Broadway Around the World.  Tickets for this event are $25 each and may be purchased on line at http://www.miltonplayers.org or by calling 617-698-SHOW.  The Juniors have committed to three volunteers the night of the event and items for the silent auction.  Since most of our members are already involved with collecting item donations, we thought that collecting funds to purchase a gift certificate to The Soup Chick and funds to create a wine basket would be a welcome change.  If you would like to participate, please mail a check written out to MJWC, to my attention.  Please put “Broadway” on the comment line.  All members are encouraged to purchase tickets and enjoy the event!

May 5^th is set as Milton Green Day.  The MJWC has been assigned Pope’s Pond form 9-12.  This volunteer opportunity involves simple clean up and improvement of trails and a planting bed.  Volunteers are welcome to bring children and other family members along to assist.  If you are interested in participating in this event, please contact Laura Conway.

 AN UPDATE ON THE FASHION SHOW:  The Milton Woman's Club has decided to table the fashion show until this fall.   

NOMINATIONS FOR 2006-2007 ARE OPEN.  If you are interested in holding an office or if you wish to nominate someone, please contact Laura Conway. Please do not hesitate to get involved!

To look up upcoming events on the clubs on line calendar click on:

http://www.miltonjuniorwomansclub.com/calendar.html

Fondly,

Eve

Calendar of Events

Click on an event to get to that section of the newsletter

March 7th …………………………….Pre-School Story hour

March 14th………………………….Book Club

March 20th…………………………..New Member Party

March 21st ………………………….Knitting Club

March 22nd……………..…………..Road Race Envelope Stuffing

March 29th …………………………..Sewing Club

March 30th…………………………..Wine Tasting

March 31^st ………………………….Broadway Around the World

April 3rd ……………………………….Business Meeting

April 19th ………………………………Road Race Meeting

April 26th ………………………………Program at Mellie’s Hair Salon

May 5th ………………………………Milton Green Day Volunteer Day

June 12th……………………………Road Race

To View the Calendar on the website click below.

http://www.miltonjuniorwomansclub.com/calendar.html

Business Meeting

Tuesday, April 3^rd from 7:30 to 10 PM

Hosted by Ellen Mann 27 Bates Road

All club members are invited to attend the monthly meetings.  You do not need to sit on a committee to attend.  This is a great way to learn more about the club and get more involved.  Please call Ellen to confirm your attendance.   

Blueview Newsletter

Frances Barrett

Jane Busconi

We are encouraging members to receive the Blueview Newsletter via email instead of regular mail. It saves us time and postage! If you are not currently receiving your newsletter via email, or if your email address has changed, please send a note to Frances to sign up.

Book Club

Rachel Schewe

Book club is meeting Wednesday, March 14^th at the home of Sheila Leddy at 7:30. We are discussing The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger. Our next meeting will be

April 9^th to discuss Pressed Pennies by Stephen Manchester. The location is TBA.

Community Service

Chair: Kimberly Zieselman

Meg Kaster

Mary Keally

Erin Donahoe

Lori Humphreys

Meals Coordinator

Courtney Affanato

The Community Service Committee's goal is to assist the community through volunteerism and donations/drives.  We always welcome ideas and new participation!  

Please contact Kimberly with questions, or to get involved.

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Thanks to those who volunteered their time to help make fleece blankets for Project Linus last month. The blankets will be put to good use comforting children in need in and around Boston.

The committee will be organizing a mother’s day drive in the weeks ahead, so stay tuned!

If anyone knows of a member who has recently had a baby or who is struggling with medical issues in her family, please contact our meals coordinator, Courtney Affanato.

Food & Wine Club

Venetia Corson

Julie O’Neill

Luisa Thomas

Lisa Rask Viola

Thank you to Julie O'Neill for hosting our February event, and to our wonderful vendors Janice Fahy, Debbie Higgins, Nancy Anderson and Nancy LaMontagne.  If anyone missed attending the event and is interested in hosting a home party, please contact Janice Fahy at 617-698-1599 or janicefahyscrapping@comcast.net.  Hostesses receive $100 in free products.  Our vendors have kindly offered to donate items for the upcoming fashion show!

Sign up now for the Spring Wine Tasting event on Friday, March 30th at 7:30pm.  The event is being held at the home of Martina Connelly.  Keith Mills of Esprit du Vin will join us with a selection of wines from his store.  This is a couples event, as well as appetizer and dessert derby, judged by the men.  Cost for the event is $25 per person, $50 per couple.  RSVP to Venetia Corson by e-mail or phone.  When you RSVP, please let us know if you will bring an appetizer or dessert.  Payment should be mailed by 3/24 to Venetia Corson, to hold your spot. 

Knitting Club

Martina Connelly

The next Knitting Club meeting is Wednesday, March 21st at Annmarie Loughnane’s home from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Please join us and learn how to knit or to get help if you are working on a project. Knitting needles and yarn will be provided for 1^st time knitters. Please RSVP to Annmarie if you plan on attending. If you have any questions about the club please contact Martina.

In addition to the monthly meetings, the club meets on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11 at Brueggers. Come join us for a cup of coffee and get some knitting help.

Membership Committee

Eileen Cakouros 

Shelia Leddy

Ellen Mann

Rachel Schewe

The new member spring party will be at the MWC Clubhouse, 90 Reesdale Road on Tuesday, March 20^th at 7:30 pm. New, prospective, and all current members are welcome. New and prospective members will be asked to bring a bottle of wine. Board members are encouraged to come to show support and bring an appetizer or dessert.

Please send any prospective members to Eileen Cakouros by February 23^rd. Invites will go out the week of Feb. 26.

Playgroups

Play groups are up and running. If you are interested in joining one, please email Rachel Schewe. Please let me know the days and times (am/pm) you’re available as well as the age of your child.

Pre-School Story Hour

Amy Delaney 

Patti Elliott

The spring pre-school story hour started on Tuesday, March 7, 2007. This session is currently full. The session is a 7 week session, and takes place every Tuesday at the Church of Our Saviour (11 Babcock Street) from 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. The program is open to children ages 3-5 years (child must be 3 by October 1, 2006; no exceptions will be made). The story hour is open to any Milton town resident.

Any volunteers to assist with the program are needed! We are looking for assistance on the actual mornings that the program takes place, as well as one evening (date to be determined) for the actual preparations of materials for the entire 7-week session. Please contact Amy to volunteer or with questions.

Programs

Susan Collins 

Ariane Foster 

Amy Crisom 

Cristine Thompson  

SAVE THE DATE: 

Girls Night Out at Mellie's Hair Salon in East Milton Square on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 7:30pm.

Sign Up and Details to follow in April's newsletter.

Road Race

Kristin Cain

Susan Cantillon

Sharon Donelan

Ami Joiner

Amy Delaney

Maggie Pellegri

Kristin O’Hara

The 30^th Annual Milton Road Race will be held on Tuesday, June 12^th, 2007. Save the date! An email was sent requesting volunteers to help with the race and the response has been good, but we still need volunteers. Please contact Susan Cantillon to sign up. Our sponsor stuffing night is scheduled for Thursday, March 22^nd and the next Road Race meeting will be held Thursday, April 19^th, 7:30pm at Starbucks. We welcome anyone interested in helping out. Thanks again for all your support.

Sewing Club

Venetia Corson

The next sewing club meeting will be on March 29th, 7:30 pm, at the home of Molly Meade.  Feel free to bring along any project you are currently working on -- or would like help with.  Contact Venetia Corson for further details.

Website

Susannah Quirion

Please check out our website at www.miltonjuniorwomansclub.com. If you have any changes to the site please send them to Susannah.

Milton Shuffle

The Milton Shuffle is a great way to communicate to other club members about anything going on outside the club. If you know of other volunteering opportunities, fun kid activities, fairs, yard sales, or even if you need a babysitter or want to sell your bike – we can put a note in the Milton Shuffle! Just send an email to Jane Busconi.